Within the space of three days, things are not only set to fire up on the romantic front but stay that way for the first four months of the year and all of it from out of the blue. As you move into the New Year there is no focus on matters of the heart, as you would expect at this time of year. So much so that the Full Moon in your romantic sector on 14th January is halfway between the Sun's last visit and the next and what is usually the least active point in any year on the romantic front. At the same time as last year Venus, the planet of love didn't return to Pisces until March, she should still be several months away. Yet while the year begins with the status quo, all that is about to change and all in the space of just 76 hours. It begins with Venus' early return to Pisces on 3rd January, something that will have consequences down the line. Returning this far head of the Sun Venus will be forced to slow down, spending a full month in Pisces rather than the normal 24 days and even then, after leaving next month she will return in March to spend another five weeks here. It is three days later that two months after leaving, Mars will retrograde back into your romantic sector on 6th January. This is the same thing Venus will do and as Mars is back until 18th April, they will be working as a team for much of that time. Just having the planets of love and passion spend a few weeks working in tandem would be a game changer, but this will continue for months. You will get an early read on this when the Moon returns for its first visit to your romantic sector for the year from 12th January to 14th January. It is while the Moon is here that on 12th January the South Node will return to your relationship sector and the North Node to Pisces, beginning what will be an 18 month policing of a balance between your own and your relationship needs as well as a series of eclipses. This makes the Moon's return to your relationship sector from 17th January to 19th January a valuable chance to check in.